Tony Ayres
Known for: Production
Born: July 15, 1961 in Macau, China
Tony Ayres is a highly admired writer and director, whose work as ‘showrunner’ on programs such as ‘The Slap’ (2011), adapted from the novel by Christos Tsiolkas, ‘Bogan Pride’ (2008) starring Rebel Wilson, ‘Nowhere Boys’ (2014) and ‘Glitch’ (2015), directed by fellow VCA alumnus Emma Freeman, have put Ayres at the centre of the Australian screen industry and made him one its most influential leaders. He is a founding partner of Matchbox Pictures.
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China Dolls
Narrator / Self (archival footage)
Queerstralia
Walking on Water
Director
Soft Fruit
Script Editor
He Died with a Felafel in His Hand
Script Editor
Saved
Director
Thunderstruck
Script Editor
Cut Snake
Director
The Home Song Stories
Writer
The Violent Earth
Writer
Nowhere Boys: The Book of Shadows
Executive Producer
Sadness
Director
Sons of...
Director
The Turning
Director
Mallboy
Script Editor
Mrs Craddock's Complaint
Writer
Exposed
Writer
The Rooster
Thanks
The Slap
Producer
Old School
Executive Producer
Barracuda
Producer
The Straits
Executive Producer
Next Stop Hollywood
Executive Producer
Devil's Playground
Executive Producer